Anyone who is alive today understands that change is very much a part of
life. Despite this basic truth and the obvious need for all to accept
the inevitability of change, people still try all they can to stop or at
least slow down the rate of some changes. One very obvious kind of
change that people try to stop is aging.

From time, people everywhere have always faced this challenges
associated with aging. These challenges affect people differently. In
women, they have to deal with menopause and its associated symptoms both
psychological and physical ones. What makes it more disturbing is that
some of these changes come with pain, sicknesses and other forms of
discomfort. Menopausal women for example frequently have to deal with
symptoms such as weight gain, irritability, memory lapses (short term),
hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and others. As a result of these
state of affairs, there has been continuous efforts to find ways of
curbing these symptoms.

To effectively tackle a symptom, the root cause of the problem must be
found and addressed. Therefore, to an address an issue like menopause
which is basically signifies a state of non-productivity of the female's
reproductive system mainly due to aging.

At this point, it would be proper to state that this is not a medical
journal but an article to guide people to better results. This having
been said, we would go ahead to look at what cause menopause with a view
to understanding how BHRT factors in this matter.

In a woman, two hormones are basically in charge of issues regarding
the reproductive system. These hormones are estrogen and progesterone.

To put it simply, menopause is simply a point where these hormones are
no longer produced in the body. Of course, it begins gradually and then
comes to a complete halt. During this process, the female body
experiences discomfort at varying levels. The absence of these hormones
are also thought to pose certain health risks.

In 1966, Robert A Wilson MD claimed in his book "Feminine Forever" that
menopause was completely preventable. This pieces of information was
obviously met with wide spread excitement from women who saw this as the
end of their menopausal problems. Dr Wilson's claim was that taking
estrogen was the answer to the problem of menopause. The result of this
was obvious. Women all over began receiving estrogen for the treatment
of menopausal symptoms. One important thing we have to point out here is
that the hormonal supplements used were not bioidentical. By this, we
mean that the hormonal supplements did not have the same chemical
structure as hormones that were naturally produced in the body.

Over a period of time, it was discovered that this treatment increased
the risk of cancer as it triggered the growth of the uterine lining. The
answer that was put forward for this was the addition of progesterone
for the protection of the uterus. The progesterone used was also not
bioidentical.

It was very easy for a lot of women to get on the band wagon because
women were bringing in positive reports about this treatment. The fact
that women were experiencing relieve from menopausal symptoms made HRT
more acceptable. This however suffered a big blow in 2002 when Women's
Heal Initiative (WHI) came up with the result of a study they had
carried out. In this study, about 16,000 postmenopausal women
participated. The findings were shocking. To summarize a few of the
points, the study found that combining non-bioidentical non-bioidentical
estrogen and progestin increased the risk of breast cancer and heart
attack. It also found that treatment using non-bioidentical estrogen
increased the risk of stroke. Non-bioidentical HRT generally resulted
for a 25% increase in the risk of invasive breast cancer.

These findings caused a scare and resulted in many women rejecting this treatment.

One thing that was proven in all this was that Dr Wilson's theory was
not wrong. The challenge was therefore how to introduce these hormones
into the body without the level of side effects being recorded. This is
where BHRT came in.

The idea behind BHRT was to introduce supplemental hormones that had
the same chemical structure as hormones produced naturally in the body.
The thinking was that they would be more acceptable to the body since
they have the same chemical structure as the ones the body was used to
processing. The introduction of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
has long since shown that it is a more viable treatment for hormonal
imbalance. The risks are highly reduced.

Medical science is has improved greatly and is still improving.
Problems associated with hormonal imbalance can now be treated with
BHRT. Before starting this treatment, it is important to consult a
qualified BHRT physician.
Your BHRT practitioner would guide you through the process, from the
testing to the administration. Overcome your issues with hormonal
imbalance or menopausal symptoms with BHRT.

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Hi, I'm Jane Smith and I write Transition Mom Blog to help women make the transition from full-time mom to successful entrepreneur (the reader's problem or goal). I started Transition Mom Blog in 2004 to help other women deal with the sometimes overwhelming prospect. I write Transition Mom Blog to help women.